All-Star Weekend may be over, but the NBA Foundation is hoping to leave a lasting impact in the form of $1 million to help Black Utahns.
One of the grantees, California-based 10,000 Degrees, will use its grant to build on its two-year partnership with the NBA's Utah Jazz to increase the number of Black students in Utah who enroll in and graduate from college. The nonprofit is using the grant to hire two full-time positions as well as 14 student ambassadors, seven of whom will be in Utah. The goal is that those hires will help with outreach to both college and high school students.
Black Cultural Center Director Meligha Garfield said the goal is to give Black students a holistic preparation for postgraduate success through things like professional mixers, workshops that help students develop interests outside their majors, trips to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and summer internships.
Both Cohen and Garfield said they hope their programs are long-term investments in growing Utah's Black community. "Part of what leads you to understand that you could be successful in your future as a young person of color, is seeing adults of color as a role model," Basinger said. "A city the size of Salt Lake would typically have a much larger Black population. I think here, maybe more than some places, Black boys are not seeing and spending time with Black men who could be positive role models in their lives.
"In about 20 hours in person a year and one extra email every week, they can really make a difference in the life of a child," Basinger said.Community Options, a nonprofit supporting individuals with disabilities, is using its grant to focus on helping youth with disabilities get into employment services, with an emphasis on Black youths with disabilities.
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